Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Asthenia

A state characterized by a feeling of weakness and loss of strength leading to a generalized weakness of the body.


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PMID (PMCID)
17337098
FEMALE
[Lyme disease could mimic dermatomyositis].
Waton J, Pinault AL, Pouaha J, Truchetet F.
Rev Med Interne. 2007;28(5):343-5.
A 73-years-old woman has developed for 5 months an asthenia, a periorbital oedema and a forearm's skin infiltration without other signs suggesting of dermatomyositis.